| Digit 1 | Digit 2 | Digits 3-4 | Digit 5 | Digit 6 | Digit 7 | Digits 8-13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car Line |
Price Class |
Body Type |
Engine | Model Year |
Assembly Plant |
Sequence No. |
First Digit = Car Line
- E = Dodge Saint Regis
- F = Chrysler Le Baron
- G = Dodge Diplomat
- H = Plymouth Volare
- M = Plymouth Horizon
- N = Dodge Aspen
- S = Chrysler Cordoba
- T = Chrysler Newport / New Yorker
- X = Dodge Magnum XE
- Z = Dodge Omni
Second Digit = Price Class
- L = Low
- M = Medium
- H = High
- P = Premium
- S = Special
Third & Fourth Digit = Body Style
- 22 = 2 Door B-pillar hardtop
- 24 = 2 Door hatchback
- 29 = 2 Door special coupe
- 41 = 4 Door sedan
- 42 = 4 Door B-pillar hardtop
- 44 = 4 Door hatchback
- 45 = 2 Seat wagon
Fifth Digit = Engine
- A = 1.7 Liter 1 – 2 BBL 4 cylinder engine
- C = 225 1 – 1BBL 6 cylinder “RG” engine
- D = 225 1 – 2BBL 6 cylinder “RG” engine
- E = Special order 6 cylinder
- G = 318 1 – 2BBL 8 cylinder “LA” engine
- H = 318 1 – 4BBL 8 cylinder “LA” engine
- J = 360 1 – 4BBL 8 cylinder “LA” engine
- K = 360 1 – 2BBL 8 cylinder “LA” engine
- L = 360 1 – 4BBL 8 cylinder “LA” engine (high performance)
- R = 360 “Lean Burn” 8 cylinder “LA” engine
- Z = Special order 8 cylinder
Sixth Digit = Model Year
- 9 = 1979
Seventh Digit = Assembly Plant
- A = Lynch Road, MI
- B = Hamtramck, MI
- C = Jefferson, MI
- D = Belvedere, IL
- F = Newark, DE
- G = St. Louis, MO
- R = Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Last six digits are the sequence number
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